Humedica: Solar cells as far as the eye can see
People in Melkadida lack a great many things. Civil war, drought and the escape across the Somali border to Ethiopia have left a mark on many refugees.
View ArticleThe relevance of an appropriate technology database
Social businesses need to constantly innovate to provide better and more affordable products and services to their customers.
View ArticleThe Members of our Jury: Thomas Loster
As a member of the GeoRisksResearch team at the Munich Reinsurance Company, Thomas Loster has been dealing with the statistical analysis of worldwide natural catastrophes for the past 16 years.
View Article3 Things European Governments Should Do For Social Entrepreneurship
Ashoka is the world’s first and foremost association of leading social entrepreneurs, with 3,000 Ashoka Fellows in 70 countries.
View ArticleComposting for environmental and economic reasons
More than 50 % of municipal solid waste generated in informal settlements in developing countries is biodegradable by composting.
View ArticleCollaborative digital maps help slum dwellers organize daily life
In developing countries there are many poor areas where countless people live together on very small patches of land.
View ArticleThe Members of our Jury: Prof. Dr. Peter Gruss
The Max Planck Society is one of Germany’s most successful research organisations and has, since establishment in 1948, been home to 17 Nobel laureates.
View ArticleLiving in the desert?
About one billion people are threatened by desertification and approximately 250 million people are directly impacted.
View Article“Simple technologies and social entrepreneurship models are significant for...
The KfW (business area Development Bank) is an important partner for the “empowering people. Award”.
View ArticleIn-house air pollution claims 2 million lives every year
2.7 billion people still depend on firewood, charcoal, dung and crop residues for their daily cooking and heating.
View ArticleFarmers go mobile
The trend of using mobile agriculture apps is growing in significance. In March this year there were as many as thirteen new developments in convention app stores.
View ArticleThe Members of our Jury: Wolfgang Hafenmayer
Wolfgang Hafenmayer is the Managing Partner of LGT Venture Philanthropy. The mission of the organization is to improve the quality of life of less advantaged people.
View ArticleIncreasing effectiveness together
The focus of the Siemens Stiftung’s latest annual report highlights projects in various regions around the world.
View ArticleTaking advantage of strange days: the application of evaluation to social...
Social enterprises, especially during their early stages, are often strapped for cash and more concerned with next week than next year.
View ArticleThe Members of our Jury: Klaus Töpfer
With immense experience in the field of Sustainability, the Siemens Stiftung is proud to have Professor Klaus Töpfer on the “empowering people. Award“ jury.
View ArticleOn economic growth
“Economic growth” is a term frequently used in today’s media landscape, not as much as revenue or profit, but definitely more than ‘personal satisfaction’ or ‘happiness’. It seems like everyone needs...
View ArticleSolve problems with technologies at hand
In India a creative or innovative idea providing a quick, alternative way of solving or fixing a problem is known as “Jugaad”. The Hindi word literally means an improvised arrangement, which has to be...
View ArticleMoving Beyond the Public-Private Divide: Locating Social Entrepreneurship in...
This is part of a series of think pieces by scholars and practitioners working on a broad range of issues within the field of Social and Solidarity Economy.
View ArticleLos finalistas del “empowering people. Award“ ya han sido elegidos Las...
La »Siemens Stiftung« puso en marcha este concurso internacional para encontrar soluciones técnicas sencillas e inteligentes que permitan mejorar a largo plazo la calidad de vida de las personas que...
View ArticleFinalisten des „empowering people. Award“ stehen fest Die besten...
Die Siemens Stiftung hat den internationalen Wettbewerb ausgerufen, um einfache, aber intelligente Techniklösungen zu finden, die das Leben von Menschen in Entwicklungsländern nachhaltig verbessern.
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